KARACHI, Pakistan
A Pakistani Air Force pilot was killed when a fighter jet crashed on the outskirts of the capital Islamabad on Wednesday morning, an air force official said.
The F-16 aircraft crashed while practicing maneuvers for a Pakistan Day airshow set for March 23.
The jet went down in Shakarparian, a wooded hilly area on the outskirts of the capital.
The pilot, identified as Wing Commander Nauman Akram, could not eject in time and died in the crash, the spokesperson said.
A board of inquiry has been ordered to determine the cause of the accident, he added.
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